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Holiday guide to Goa: the best beaches, hotels and restaurantshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/31/holiday-guide-goa-best-restaurants-hotels-beaches
<p>A break in Goa can be much more than just a holiday on beautiful beaches: the Indian state has a fast-developing food and drink scene that embraces local and international flavours, as well as stylish modern hotels and ancient traditions<br>• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/oct/18/goa-india-away-from-beach-inland"><strong>Inland Goa: an alternative to beach-side culture</strong></a></p><p>Though it has changed hugely over the last couple of decades, Goa still has much to offer, especially for those in need of a blast of sunshine at this time of year. The hippy days are over, but Goa has evolved, so while Anjuna and Vagator beaches join Calangute in the file marked “overcrowded”, a heavenly relaxed beach vibe can still be found elsewhere: on the sands of Ashvem-Mandrem, for example, and in the bays and beaches of the far south.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/31/holiday-guide-goa-best-restaurants-hotels-beaches">Continue reading...</a>GoaFood and drinkBeach holidaysIndiaAsiaTravelFood & drinkSat, 31 Jan 2015 07:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/31/holiday-guide-goa-best-restaurants-hotels-beachesPhotograph: Matthew ParkerGetting fresh … chef Gome Galily at his restaurant, Matsya Freestyle Kitchen.Photograph: Matthew ParkerGetting fresh … chef Gome Galily at his restaurant, Matsya Freestyle Kitchen.Photograph: Matthew ParkerThe Elevar, on Ashvem Beach, is a great place to watch the sun go down.Photograph: Matthew ParkerThe Elevar, on Ashvem Beach, is a great place to watch the sun go down.Photograph: PRPhotograph: PRPhotograph: Benjamin Madgwick/Getty ImagesDusk on Agonda beach.Photograph: Benjamin Madgwick/Getty ImagesDusk on Agonda beach.Photograph: Eva KvieSerene sands … Ashvem beach, by the Palm Grove Beach Resort, Goa.Photograph: Eva KvieSerene sands … Ashvem beach, by the Palm Grove Beach Resort, Goa.Deepti Kapoor2015-01-31T07:00:03ZA guide to Goa's unspoilt beacheshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/24/guide-to-goa-s-unspoilt-beaches
From a partygoer's paradise to a package destination, India's smallest state has undergone great change. Kamil Tchorek discovers it still has plenty of surprises – and unspoilt beaches – to offer<p>The sheikh rearranged his white robes as he mulled the logistics. He said he could get me to <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Anjuna" title="">Anjuna</a> in his tuk-tuk for 400 rupees but wouldn't be driving, as he had to get back to the mosque for prayers. He passed the key to another driver, a Hindu, to stand in for him. The three of us were sheltered from the blast of the midday sun by the&nbsp;shadow of the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.</p><p>&quot;You all get along here?&quot; I asked as my case was manhandled into the back seat. The sheikh replied with an earnest smile: &quot;Of course! This is <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/goa" title="">Goa</a>…&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/24/guide-to-goa-s-unspoilt-beaches">Continue reading...</a>GoaIndiaBeach holidaysTravelWinter sunSun, 24 Mar 2013 06:29:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/24/guide-to-goa-s-unspoilt-beachesJanne Hellsten/Getty Images/Flickr RFA sunbathing cow joins fishermen and bathers on the beach. Photograph: Janne Hellsten/Getty Images/Flickr RFBertrand Gardel/Getty Images/Hemis.fr RMOcean view: beach huts in Mandrem. Photograph: Bertrand Gardel/Getty Images/Hemis.fr RMBertrand Gardel/Getty Images/Hemis.fr RMOcean view: beach huts in Mandrem. Photograph: Bertrand Gardel/Getty Images/Hemis.fr RMKamil Tchorek2013-03-24T06:29:01ZAt Casa Tota there's more to Goa than beaches and sunsetshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2012/oct/24/casa-tota-villa-assago-goa-india
This restored Portuguese villa in the village of Assagao epitomises the new Goa – a stylish mix of contemporary and colonial, with an Ayurvedic centre and great restaurants nearby<br /><br /><strong>• This blogpost first appeared on </strong><a href="http://www.theindiatube.com/" title=""><strong>The India Tube</strong></a><strong> website</strong><p>Casa Tota is a 150-year-old Portuguese villa that's been lovingly restored and refurbished into a bright, Bollywood-dusted retreat, complete with a central courtyard and an outdoor bar that's just begging residents to throw a party. The owners rent it out in its entirety, so you've got to take all three rooms, each kitted out with four-poster beds and adjoining bathrooms. The villa gets its name from the parrots in the surrounding trees, but it gets its design leanings from slightly further afield: Antonia Graham, of British furniture and design store <a href="http://www.grahamandgreen.co.uk/goa-villa" title="">Graham &amp; Green</a>, owns the property, and G&amp;G's touch is everywhere.</p><p>Ideally situated to sample all of Assagao's charms, Casa Tota is nicely tucked away so that the crowds headed to the beaches of Anjuna and Vagator miss it. Of course, it doesn't have the glorious sea-facing vistas of Ashvem and Arambol beaches, but complete quiet and emerald gardens more than compensate.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2012/oct/24/casa-tota-villa-assago-goa-india">Continue reading...</a>GoaIndiaAsiaTravelSelf-cateringBeach holidaysLuxury travelHotelsWed, 24 Oct 2012 08:29:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/blog/2012/oct/24/casa-tota-villa-assago-goa-indiaPRCasa Tota, Assagao, Goa. All photographs: Mel YatesPRCas Tota, Assagao, GoaVandana Verma of The India Tube, part of the Guardian Travel Network2012-10-24T08:29:26ZWhere's hot now? New Year in the sunhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/dec/18/wheres-hot-for-new-year
Celebrate the arrival of 2011 somewhere warm and sunny – where no one makes you sing Auld Lang Syne <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/dec/18/wheres-hot-for-new-year">Continue reading...</a>Winter sunBrazilGoaEgyptRed SeaThailandCanary IslandsBeach holidaysSat, 18 Dec 2010 00:07:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/dec/18/wheres-hot-for-new-yearDonald Miralle/Getty Images SportCopacabana beach. Photograph: Donald Miralle/Getty Images SportDonald Miralle/Getty Images SportCopacabana beach. Photograph: Donald Miralle/Getty Images SportGemma Bowes2010-12-18T00:07:58ZReaders' writing competition: Beach and relaxationhttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/nov/20/readers-writing-competition-mozambique-beach
In Maputo, capital of Mozambique, the beach is not just for relaxing. It is an extension of city life – a place for frolicking, flirting and more besides, says <strong>Donal Conlon</strong> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/nov/20/readers-writing-competition-mozambique-beach">Continue reading...</a>Travel writing competitionBeach holidaysMozambiqueSierra LeoneCanadaSpainGoaBulgariaBaliTravelSat, 20 Nov 2010 00:06:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/nov/20/readers-writing-competition-mozambique-beachAlamyGame on … the beach at Maputo gives locals the chance to escape the heat and humidity of the city. Photograph: AlamyAlamyGame on … the beach at Maputo gives locals the chance to escape the heat and humidity of the city. Photograph: AlamyGuardian Staff2010-11-20T00:06:14ZA new dawn for Goa's party scenehttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/08/india-festivals-goa-dance-party
The Sunburn festival has revived Goa's party scene, attracting Indian DJs and domestic tourists with its laid-back atmosphere and broader music policy<p>The verdict was clear. &quot;It's not like it used to be&quot;, my ageing dreadlocked companion croaked in my ear as the DJ Simon Dunmore, tonight's headliner, emerged through a cloud of dry ice. He flashed me an ambiguous smile and headed off to lose himself in the sea of grooving partygoers. </p><p>It was the magical hour on Candolim beach in central Goa, the Indian sun hovered over the horizon, casting a golden hue over the 5,000-strong crowd. This all felt very familiar, but it was not one of the legendary &quot;sunrise&quot; parties, the underground, full moon events of the 1990s. The three-day Sunburn Festival is quite different. Fully licensed, it starts well before the sun has set and is touted as the new face of Goa's electronic party scene. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/08/india-festivals-goa-dance-party">Continue reading...</a>IndiaFestivalsBeach holidaysTravelFestivalsMusicGoaFri, 07 Aug 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/08/india-festivals-goa-dance-partyTom ParkerCrowd approval ... high-tech sound systems help to attract a new audience. Photograph: Tom ParkerTom ParkerGoa's Sunburn festival Photograph: Tom ParkerTom Parker2009-08-07T23:01:00Z